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South Korea’s Truth Commission Says Government Responsible for Fraud and Abuse in Foreign Adoptions
South Korea’s truth commission has concluded that the government bears responsibility for facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse, driven by efforts to reduce welfare costs and enabled by private agencies that often manipulated children’s backgrounds and origins.
March 26, 2025
Syria’s War Began 14 Years Ago. Explore FRONTLINE's Reporting on Its Origins and Consequences
FRONTLINE has been covering the war since it began in 2011, tracing its origins and evolution, its impact on Syrians and the rest of the world, and how the U.S. has responded.
March 14, 2025
Duterte Arrested: Inside His Rise, Rule and Deadly Drug War
As former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is arrested under an I.C.C. warrant on charges of crimes against humanity, explore FRONTLINE’s reporting on his rise and his deadly crackdown on suspected drug dealers and users.
March 11, 2025
They Were Forced To Scam Others Worldwide. Now Thousands Are Detained on the Myanmar Border
An operation by Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities led to the release of more than 7,000 people from locked compounds in Myanmar where they were forced to trick Americans and others out of their life savings. But survivors have found themselves trapped once again, this time in overcrowded facilities.
March 10, 2025
Russia’s War on Ukraine Enters Its Fourth Year
Over the past three years, FRONTLINE has covered the war’s evolution, from the first days of the invasion to the grim toll the fighting has taken on civilians.
February 24, 2025
Life in Tibet and What Comes Next
Director Gesbeen Mohammad on making ‘Battle For Tibet’ and the long-running struggle over the future of the mountainous region.
February 21, 2025
Boarding Schools Teach Tibetans to ‘Become More Chinese’
Tibetan children as young as four are taught in Mandarin in boarding schools. In this video, drawn from the FRONTLINE documentary “Battle for Tibet,” a Tibetan sociologist says the schools replace Tibetan children’s mindset with a “Chinese mindset.”
February 18, 2025
A Tainted Election, a Crackdown on Dissent — and the Return of a Figure at the Heart of a Corruption Scandal
As the Venezuelan election in July 2024 approached, momentum was on the side of the opposition’s bid to oust President Nicolás Maduro at the ballot box. Explore what happened next in this video drawn from a newly updated version of the 2024 documentary 'A Dangerous Assignment: Uncovering Corruption in Maduro’s Venezuela.'
February 4, 2025
Amid News of a Ceasefire Deal in the Israel-Hamas War in Gaza, Explore the Conflict’s Roots and Ramifications
Watch our documentaries on the evolution and impact of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and the overarching Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the sprawling ramifications, and how the most recent chapter in this long and volatile history has played out.
January 17, 2025
Watch 2024’s 10 Most-Streamed New FRONTLINE Documentaries
These are the 10 most-streamed new FRONTLINE documentaries of 2024 — and they're all available to watch anytime online, in the PBS App and on YouTube.
December 23, 2024
Who Is the Rebel Leader Who Ousted Assad?
Correspondent Martin Smith on the fall of Assad, what we know about Syrian rebel leader Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, and what’s next for Syria.
December 13, 2024